NGC6620 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6620 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.

Name NGC6620
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6620[1]
PK 005-06.1[2]
PN-G 005.8-06.1
Position
Right ascension:18h22m [1]
Declination:−26°49' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:12.70 (V) [1]
15.00 (B) [1]
13.63 (J) [1]
13.73 (H) [1]
12.80 (K) [1]
B-V Color (mag):2.30

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